Best Computer and Information Sciences Programs in the West
Updated
This page ranks 31 Computer and Information Sciences programs in the West by median earnings of Computer and Information Sciences graduates four years after completing. Loyola Marymount University ranks 1st on this list, with median earnings of $127,011 for its graduates four years after completing.
Across the listed programs, the figure ranges from $127,011 to $47,260, with a median of $91,131. The gap between the first- and second-ranked programs is $12,213.
For 2 of the 31 listed programs the figure is the two-year completion median rather than the four-year one.
Public institutions account for 24 of the 31 programs, or 77%. California State University-Los Angeles posts the lowest average net price on the page at $3,967.
California State University-Los Angeles ranks 3rd on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The ranked list
| Rank | School | Program Earnings | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Admission rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loyola Marymount University · Los Angeles, CA | $127,011 | $48,381 | $32,268 | 45.1% |
| Loyola Marymount University ranks 1st on this list, with median earnings of $127,011 for its Computer and Information Sciences graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 2 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus · Seattle, WA | $114,798 | $14,091 | $6,384 | 39.2% |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus admits 39% of applicants and reports median earnings of $114,798 for its Computer and Information Sciences graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 3 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins · Fort Collins, CO | $114,076 | $21,279 | $13,259 | 88.5% |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins reports median federal debt of $21,569 among Computer and Information Sciences completers who borrowed, alongside median earnings of $114,076 four years after completing. | |||||
| 4 | Brigham Young University · Provo, UT | $113,338 | $15,564 | $10,444 | 67.8% |
| Brigham Young University shows an average net price of $15,564 and median earnings of $113,338 for its Computer and Information Sciences graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 5 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus · Denver, CO | $112,754 | $11,900 | $6,743 | 74.7% |
| University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus ranks 5th on this list and posts an average net price of $11,900. | |||||
| 6 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus · Albuquerque, NM | $112,064 | $15,489 | $11,938 | 95.2% |
| An admission rate of 95% and median earnings of $112,064 for its Computer and Information Sciences graduates four years after completing are reported by University of New Mexico-Main Campus. | |||||
| 7 | Western Washington University · Bellingham, WA | $110,138 | $21,193 | $12,915 | 93.3% |
| Western Washington University ranks 533rd on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and reports median earnings of $110,138 for its Computer and Information Sciences graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 8 | George Fox University · Newberg, OR | $106,106 | $31,679 | $22,871 | 93.5% |
| George Fox University shows median federal debt of $24,250 across all of the school's borrowers who completed, and its Computer and Information Sciences graduates earn a median of $106,106 four years after completing. | |||||
| 9 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion · Tempe, AZ | $101,170 | $14,967 | $9,070 | 89.9% |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion ranks 21st on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and reports an average net price of $14,967. | |||||
| 10 | University of Oregon · Eugene, OR | $100,540 | $22,182 | $15,909 | 88.3% |
| University of Oregon reports median federal debt of $23,711 among Computer and Information Sciences completers who borrowed, and its graduates earn a median of $100,540 four years after completing. | |||||
| 11 | University of California-Irvine · Irvine, CA | $96,347 | $14,251 | $8,123 | 28.6% |
| Median earnings of $96,347 for its Computer and Information Sciences graduates four years after completing coincide with an admission rate of 29% at University of California-Irvine. | |||||
| 12 | Eastern Washington University · Cheney, WA | $95,817 | $13,886 | $9,547 | 90.8% |
| Eastern Washington University ranks 316th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and shows an average net price of $13,886. | |||||
| 13 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus · Las Cruces, NM | $94,024 | $8,889 | $6,648 | 89.0% |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus posts median earnings of $94,024 for its Computer and Information Sciences graduates four years after completing, alongside an average net price of $8,889. | |||||
| 14 | California Baptist University · Riverside, CA | $93,038 | $26,285 | $22,298 | 84.9% |
| Graduates across all fields who borrowed at California Baptist University left with a median of $26,063 in federal loans, and the school's Computer and Information Sciences completers earned $93,038 four years after completing. | |||||
| 15 | Colorado Christian University · Lakewood, CO | $91,195 | $29,500 | $26,010 | Not reported |
| Colorado Christian University reports median federal debt of $34,000 among Computer and Information Sciences completers who borrowed, and its graduates earned $91,195 four years after completing. | |||||
| 16 | California State University-Northridge · Northridge, CA | $91,131 | $7,021 | $4,905 | 93.5% |
| With an admission rate of 93%, California State University-Northridge ranks 7th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions. | |||||
| 17 | California State University-Chico · Chico, CA | $91,059 | $14,480 | $9,902 | 92.7% |
| California State University-Chico ranks 17th on this list, with median earnings of $91,059 for its Computer and Information Sciences graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 18 | University of La Verne · La Verne, CA | $90,694 | $20,161 | $20,151 | 71.2% |
| A private nonprofit university in La Verne, University of La Verne shows an average net price of $20,161 and median earnings of $90,694 for its Computer and Information Sciences graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 19 | Western Oregon University · Monmouth, OR | $90,324 | $17,237 | $15,575 | 98.1% |
| Western Oregon University admits 98% of applicants and reports median federal debt of $21,056 among Computer and Information Sciences completers who borrowed. | |||||
| 20 | Oregon Institute of Technology · Klamath Falls, OR | $85,900 | $15,706 | $9,085 | 95.0% |
| Oregon Institute of Technology posts median earnings of $85,900 for its Computer and Information Sciences graduates four years after completing, with an average net price of $9,085 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
| 21 | University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ | $77,987 | $16,674 | $13,353 | 86.1% |
| University of Arizona ranks 75th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions, and its Computer and Information Sciences graduates earned $77,987 four years after completing. | |||||
| 22 | Boise State University · Boise, ID | $77,439 | $21,610 | $18,165 | 87.2% |
| Boise State University reports median federal debt of $13,550 among Computer and Information Sciences completers who borrowed, alongside an average net price of $21,610. | |||||
| 23 | University of Nevada-Reno · Reno, NV | $77,237 | $15,927 | $12,674 | 73.7% |
| With an admission rate of 74%, University of Nevada-Reno ranks 23rd on this list and shows median earnings of $77,237 for its Computer and Information Sciences graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 24 | Southern Oregon University · Ashland, OR | $75,596 | $16,732 | $11,830 | 88.6% |
| Southern Oregon University posts median earnings of $75,596 for its Computer and Information Sciences graduates four years after completing, and its average net price is $16,732. | |||||
| 25 | University of Hawaii at Manoa · Honolulu, HI | $74,799 | $15,664 | $10,675 | 86.6% |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa reports median earnings of $74,799 for its Computer and Information Sciences graduates four years after completing, with 19 graduates in the earnings cohort. | |||||
| 26 | California State University-Dominguez Hills · Carson, CA | $74,788 | $8,615 | $7,303 | 93.3% |
| California State University-Dominguez Hills admits 93% of applicants and carries an average net price of $8,615. | |||||
| 27 | Central Washington University · Ellensburg, WA | $72,838 | $18,476 | $11,846 | 90.6% |
| Central Washington University ranks 27th on this list, and its Computer and Information Sciences completers who borrowed left with a median of $20,137 in federal loans. | |||||
| 28 | California State University-Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA | $69,022 | $3,967 | $2,877 | 91.3% |
| California State University-Los Angeles holds an average net price of $3,967 and ranks 3rd on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions. | |||||
| 29 | California State University-San Bernardino · San Bernardino, CA | $66,202 | $4,564 | $2,681 | 93.7% |
| With an admission rate of 94%, California State University-San Bernardino posts median earnings of $66,202 for its Computer and Information Sciences graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 30 | Azusa Pacific University · Azusa, CA | $58,673 | $22,212 | $15,781 | 88.4% |
| A private nonprofit university, Azusa Pacific University reports median earnings of $58,673 for its Computer and Information Sciences graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 31 | California State University-Channel Islands · Camarillo, CA | $47,260 | $9,849 | $6,857 | 94.8% |
| California State University-Channel Islands ranks 31st on this list and reports an average net price of $6,857 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
How this list is ordered
Programs are ordered by the median earnings of their Computer and Information Sciences graduates four years after completing, highest first. Only programs with a reported earnings cohort in the West appear. The figures come from the earnings of federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled, measured four years after completing. For 2 of the 31 listed programs the figure is the two-year completion median rather than the four-year one. The metric does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost, or who enrolls, and it is not a measure of teaching quality. The gap between Loyola Marymount University and University of Washington-Seattle Campus is $12,213, and the spread from the top of the list to the bottom reaches $79,751.
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